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单词 flatly
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
flat1 /flæt/USA pronunciation   adj., flat•ter, flat•test, adv., n. 
adj. 
  1. horizontally level:flat, white roofs on the houses of the Greek town.
  2. level, even, or smooth in surface, such as land or tabletops:the flat prairie.
  3. lying horizontally and at full length:flat on the floor.
  4. not deep, high, or thick:stacks of flat boxes at the pizzeria.
  5. spread out, as an unrolled map or the open hand:The map was flat on the table.
  6. with the air out;
    deflated;
    collapsed:a flat tire.
  7. absolute;
    downright;
    complete;
    definite:[before a noun]issued a flat denial of the charges.
  8. without the possibility of change or variation;
    fixed:[before a noun]The hotel charged a flat rate.
  9. lacking vitality or animation:a flat play.
  10. (of a carbonated beverage) having lost its bubbles:The soda is flat.
  11. pointless, as a remark or joke:a flat joke.
  12. (of paint) without gloss;
    not shiny;
    matte.
  13. lacking variation in pitch;
    monotonous:answered in a flat, bored voice.
  14. Music and Dance
    • [after a letter indicating tone] (of a tone) lowered a half step in pitch:B flat.
    • below an intended pitch, such as a note;
      too low (opposed to sharp):The chorus was a little flat on that last song.

adv. 
  1. in a flat position;
    horizontally;
    levelly:The trees had been laid flat by the hurricane.
  2. completely;
    utterly:flat broke until payday.
  3. exactly;
    precisely:[after a measurement of time]I got there in two minutes flat.
  4. Music and Dancebelow the true pitch:to sing flat.

n. [countable]
  1. Clothinga woman's shoe with a very low heel or no heel.
  2. a flat surface, side, or part of anything:She held the stone in the flat of her hand.
  3. flat or level ground:salt flats.
  4. Music and Dance
    • (in musical notation) the character ♭, which indicates that the pitch of a note is lowered by one half step.
    • a tone that is one half step below another.
  5. an automobile tire that has lost the air.
Idioms
  1. Idioms fall flat, [no object] to fail completely and noticeably:an attempt at humor that fell flat.
  2. Idioms flat out, [Informal.]
    • without hesitation;
      directly or openly:The spy told us flat out he had been a double agent.
    • at full speed or with maximum effort:We drove flat out to get there by afternoon.

flat•ly, adv. 
flat•ness, n. [uncountable]

flat2 /flæt/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. British Termsa residential apartment:rented a flat in the city.

-flat-, root. 
    1. -flat- comes from Latin, where it has the meaning "blow;
      wind.'' This meaning is found in such words as: deflate, inflate.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
flat1  (flat),USA pronunciation adj., flat•ter, flat•test, n., v., flat•ted, flat•ting, adv. 
adj. 
  1. horizontally level:a flat roof.
  2. level, even, or without unevenness of surface, as land or tabletops.
  3. having a surface that is without marked projections or depressions:a broad, flat face.
  4. lying horizontally and at full length, as a person;
    prostrate:He was flat on the canvas after the knockdown.
  5. lying wholly on or against something:The banner was flat against the wall.
  6. thrown down, laid low, or level with the ground, as fallen trees or buildings.
  7. having a generally level shape or appearance;
    not deep or thick:a flat plate.
  8. (of the heel of a shoe) low and broad.
  9. spread out, as an unrolled map or the open hand.
  10. deflated;
    collapsed:a flat tire.
  11. absolute, downright, or positive;
    without qualification:a flat denial.
  12. without modification or variation:a flat rate.
  13. [Informal.]lacking money;
    broke.
  14. without vitality or animation;
    lifeless;
    dull:flat writing.
  15. having lost its flavor, sharpness, or life, as wine or food;
    stale.
  16. (of a beverage) having lost its effervescence.
  17. without flavor;
    not spiced:flat cooking.
  18. prosaic, banal, or insipid:a flat style.
  19. pointless, as a remark or joke.
  20. commercially inactive:a flat day in the stock market.
  21. (of a painting) not having the illusion of volume or depth.
  22. (of a photograph or painting) lacking contrast or gradations of tone or color.
  23. (of paint) without gloss;
    not shiny;
    mat.
  24. not clear, sharp, or ringing, as sound or a voice.
  25. lacking resonance and variation in pitch;
    monotonous:a flat delivery of the speech.
  26. [Music.]
    • (of a tone) lowered a half step in pitch:B flat.
    • below an intended pitch, as a note;
      too low (opposed to sharp).
  27. [Gram.]derived without change in form, as English to brush from the noun brush and adverbs that do not add -ly to the adjective form as fast, cheap, and slow.
  28. [Phonet.]lenis;
    voiced.
  29. [Naut.](of a sail)
    • cut with little or no fullness.
    • trimmed as nearly fore-and-aft as possible, for sailing to windward.
  30. flat a, the a-sound (a) of glad, bat, or act.
  31. flat aft, [Naut.]trimmed so that fore-and-aft sails present as flat a surface as possible, as in sailing close to the wind.
  32. flat on one's back. See back (def. 19).

n. 
  1. something flat.
  2. a shoe, esp. a woman's shoe, with a flat heel or no heel.
  3. a flat surface, side, or part of anything:He struck me with the flat of his hand.
  4. flat or level ground;
    a flat area:salt flats.
  5. a marsh, shoal, or shallow.
  6. [Music.]
    • (in musical notation) the character ♭, which when attached to a note or to a staff degree lowers its significance one chromatic half step.
    • a tone one chromatic half step below another:The flat of B is B flat.
    • (on keyboard instruments, with reference to any given note) the key next below or to the left.
  7. [Theat.]a piece of scenery consisting of a wooden frame, usually rectangular, covered with lightweight board or fabric.
  8. a broad, thin book, chiefly for children:a juvenile flat.
  9. [Informal.]a deflated automobile tire.
  10. (in postal use) a large flat package, as in a manila envelope, for mailing.
  11. [Archit.]a flat roof or deck.
  12. [Naut.]
    • Also called platform. a partial deck between two full decks.
    • a low, flat barge or lighter.
  13. [Shipbuilding.]
    • a broad, flat piece of iron or steel for overlapping and joining two plates at their edges.
    • a straight timber in a frame or other assembly of generally curved timbers.
  14. an iron or steel bar of rectangular cross section.
  15. [Textiles.]one of a series of laths covered with card clothing, used in conjunction with the cylinder in carding.
  16. [Photog.]one or more negatives or positives in position to be reproduced.
  17. [Print.]a device for holding a negative or positive flat for reproduction by photoengraving.
  18. [Hort.]a shallow, lidless box or tray used for rooting seeds and cuttings and for growing young plants.
  19. a similar box used for shipping and selling fruits and vegetables.
  20. [Football.]the area of the field immediately inside of or outside of an offensive end, close behind or at the line of scrimmage.
  21. flats, [Informal.]flat races between horses. Cf. flat race.

v.t. 
  1. to make flat.
  2. [Music.]to lower (a pitch), esp. one half step.

v.i. 
  1. to become flat.
  2. flat in, [Naut.]to pull the clew of (a fore-and-aft sail) as nearly amidships as possible. Also, flatten in. 

adv. 
  1. in a flat position;
    horizontally;
    levelly.
  2. in a flat manner;
    positively;
    absolutely.
  3. completely;
    utterly:flat broke.
  4. exactly;
    precisely:She ran around the track in two minutes flat.
  5. [Music.]below the true pitch:to sing flat.
  6. Stock Exchange[Finance.]without interest.
  7. fall flat, to fail to produce the desired effect;
    fail completely:His attempts at humor fell flat.
  8. flat out, [Informal.]
    • without hesitation;
      directly or openly:He told us flat out he'd been a double agent.
    • at full speed or with maximum effort.
  • Old Norse flatr, akin to Old English flet (see flat2), Greek platýs (see platy-, plate1
  • Middle English 1275–1325
flat′ly, adv. 
flat′ness, n. 
    • 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged plane. See level. 
    • 4.See corresponding entry in Unabridged low, prone.
    • 11.See corresponding entry in Unabridged outright, peremptory, categorical.
    • 14.See corresponding entry in Unabridged boring, spiritless, prosaic.
    • 17.See corresponding entry in Unabridged vapid, unsavory.
    • 1, 4.See corresponding entry in Unabridged upright, vertical.
    • 14.See corresponding entry in Unabridged spirited.
    • 17.See corresponding entry in Unabridged savory.

flat2  (flat),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. British Terms[Chiefly Brit.]an apartment or suite of rooms on one floor forming a residence.
  • 1795–1805; variant of obsolete flet, Old English: floor, house, hall; akin to flat1
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